thesaltings.bsky.social
Keen birder - Leics, Lincs, Norfolk & especially Ardnamurchan, cyclist, walker, explorer.
👤 Joined on 16 January 2025
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@thesaltings.bsky.socialArdnamurchan is not an island, yet its winding roads, fragmented coast and western distance give it an intimate island quality. The journey becomes part of the place ‘Spiorad aird nam Murchan Pt.33 - Reaffirmation: Longing For Place’ www.rkphotographic.com/blog/2026/10... #Ardnamurchan #SlowTime
Show PostIt's always pleasing to get a fast response when reporting a ringed bird, so big thanks to Olivier Gilg for getting straight back to me about yesterdays Sanderling on Barra. Turns out it was ringed as a juvenile in a brood of 2 in NE Greenland on 28th July this year. #birdingscotland
Show PostAdult American Golden Plover new at Cornaigbeg, Tiree this morning (the 6th for the island in 2026!). Also 1cy female Ring-necked Duck at Loch an Eilein with 47 Whooper Swans, plus 5 Brambling new in the Balephuil garden #BirdingScotland #PWC2026 @birdguides.bsky.social
Show PostIn August 1982, a mysterious wader at Saltholme Pool, Cleveland, initially baffled observers before being identified as a Long-toed Stint — then the first for Britain and Ireland, it has subsequently been passed by a Cornwall bird. Read more: britishbirds.co.uk/journal/arti...
Show PostSome footage of just a fraction of the 20000+ House Martins moving down channel #Bockhill this morning.
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